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2021 Utah Utes football team

The 2021 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Utes were led by 17th-year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Despite a rough start to the season and the death of players Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe,[1] the Utes rallied and won their first Pac-12 championship since joining the conference in 2011, defeating the tenth-ranked Oregon Ducks, 38–10, in the conference championship game. The Utes completed their season with their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State.

2021 Utah Utes football
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 South Division champion
Rose Bowl, L 45–48 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record10–4 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMorgan Scalley (6th season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Washington State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
Oregon State   5 – 4     7 – 6  
California   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Washington   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$   8 – 1     10 – 4  
UCLA   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Arizona State†   0 – 3     0 – 5  
USC   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Colorado   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Arizona   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Weber State*No. 24
P12NW 40–1751,511
September 118:15 p.m.at BYU*No. 21
ESPNL 17–2663,470
September 185:00 p.m.at San Diego State*
CBSSNL 31–33 3OT11,090
September 2512:30 p.m.Washington State 
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
P12NW 24–1351,483
October 96:00 p.m.at USC
FOXW 42–2654,088
October 168:00 p.m.No. 18 Arizona State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 35–2151,724
October 235:30 p.m.at Oregon State
P12NL 34–4230,203
October 308:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 44–2451,922
November 58:30 p.m.at Stanford
FS1W 52–726,410
November 1312:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 24
P12NW 38–2932,008
November 205:30 p.m.No. 3 OregonNo. 23
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ABCW 38–752,724
November 262:00 p.m.ColoradoNo. 19
FOXW 28–1351,538
December 36:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 OregonNo. 17
ABCW 38–1056,511
January 1, 20223:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Ohio State*No. 11
ESPNL 45–4887,842

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Rankings

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Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2421RV————RV—RVRV2416141012
CoachesRV18RV————RVRVRVRV2519191112
CFPNot released—2423191711Not released

Personnel

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2021 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 37 Faysal Aden   Fr
QB 16 Bryson Barnes Fr
WR 88 Noah Bennee Fr
RB 2 Micah Bernard Fr
OL 51 Keaton Bills   Fr
WR 11 Makai Cope Fr
WR 18 Britain Covey Jr
RB 0 Chris Curry So
OL 71 Braeden Daniels So
WR 25 Jaylen Dixon Jr
WR 21 Solomon Enis Jr
TE 46 Hayden Erickson Fr
OL 61 Kolinu'u Faaiu Fr
OL 72 Luke Felix-Fualalo   Fr
OL 55 Nick Ford Jr
TE 89 Cole Fotheringham Jr
OL 74 Jaxon Garcia Fr
OL 79 Alex Harrison Fr
WR 1 Theo Howard Sr
QB 3 Ja'Quinden Jackson Fr
TE 82 Deven Johnson Fr
OL 59 Falcon Kaumatule   Fr
TE 86 Dalton Kincaid Jr
WR 85 Masaki Kudo Fr
TE 80 Brant Kuithe Jr
OL 68 Jaren Kump Fr
OL 78 Sataoa Laumea   Fr
OL 70 Hunter Lotulelei Fr
FB 39 Joe Ludwig Jr
OL 53 Johnny Maea So
OL 54 Paul Maile So
WR 13 Munir McClain So
OL 62 Michael Mokofisi Fr
WR 27 Pierre Moudourou Jr
TE 40 Ali'i Niumatalolo Sr
OL 77 Bamidele Olaseni Sr
WR 81 Connor O'Toole Fr
WR 10 Money Parks Fr
RB 6 Ricky Parks Fr
RB 5 T. J. Pledger Jr
TE 84 Taniela Pututau Fr
WR 19 Bryson Reeves Fr
QB 7 Cameron Rising So
WR 26 Kyrese Rowan   Fr
OL 64 Marist Talavou   Fr
WR 29 Dawson Tanner Fr
RB 9 Tavion Thomas So
WR 20 Dominique Thompson So
TE 35 Isaac Vaha Fr
RB 27 Elvis Vakapuna Fr
WR 17 Devaughn Vele   Fr
RB 24 Charlie Vincent   Fr
OL 76 Zereoue Williams Fr
RB 34 Braedon Wissler Fr
TE 82 Sire Woods Sr
TE 87 Thomas Yassmin So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 38 Stone Azarcon Jr
DL 91 Jori Benson Fr
S 6 Cole Bishop Fr
LB 56 Rob Bonar Fr
CB 4 JaTravis Broughton So
LB 10 Ethan Calvert Fr
LB 34 Josh Calvert Fr
DE 44 Xavier Carlton Fr
LB 48 Carson Danner Fr
S 9 Vonte Davis Sr
LB 83 Jonah Elliss Fr
DE 11 Jonny Fanaika Fr
DE 7 Van Fillinger Fr
DT 94 Tevita Fotu So
LB 54 Hayden Furey So
CB 29 Nick Howe Fr
S 10 R. J. Hubert Jr
DT 90 Devin Kaufusi Jr
LB 46 Lolani Langi Fr
S 13 Kamo'i Latu Fr
DT 63 Taka Lautaha Fr
CB 2 Kenzel Lawler Fr
LB 0 Devin Lloyd Jr
CB 29 Elisha Lloyd Fr
CB 22 Aaron Lowe So
CB 23 Faybian Marks Fr
LB 55 Andrew Mata'afa So
CB 15 Malone Mataele So
S 28 Brandon McKinney Sr
LB 20 Jeremy Mercier Jr
DE 57 Shuhei Mitsumoto Fr
DT 98 Viane Moala Sr
DE 43 Gavin Nawahine Fr
DT 91 Tevita Pahulu Fr
DT 75 Simote Pepa Fr
CB 8 Clark Phillips III Fr
CB 31 LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson   Fr
DT 50 Fua Pututau So
DT 41 Hauati Pututau Sr
DT 99 Tennessee Pututau Fr
CB 3 Drew Rawls   Fr
LB 32 Karene Reid Fr
S 14 Ben Renfro Fr
LB 37 Trey Reynolds Fr
CB 5 Caine Savage Fr
LB 1 Nephi Sewell Jr
DE 49 Elijah Shelton So
S 24 Darrien Stewart Fr
DE 47 Miki Suguturaga   Fr
DE 42 Mika Tafua Jr
DT 58 Junior Tafuna Fr
DT 73 Tanoa Togiai Fr
LB 52 Mason Tufaga Fr
LB 45 Sione Tuha Fr
S 16 Zemaiah Vaughn Fr
DT 95 Aliki Vimahi Fr
DE 12 Tyler Wegis Fr
S 33 Tyrone Young-Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 57 JT Greep Fr
LS 93 Keegan Markgraf Sr
K 67 Jordan Noyes Fr
P 33 Cameron Peasley Fr
K 97 Jadon Redding So
P 61 Michael Williams So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2021

Game summaries

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No. 6 (FCS) Weber State

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Weber State at Utah
1 234Total
No. 6 (FCS) Wildcats 7 037 17
• No. 24 Utes 13 6714 40
      
Scoring summary
108:39UTAHJadon Redding 25–yard field goal
(10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43)		UTAH 3–0
08:26WSURashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick)WSU 7–3
06:07UTAHDalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)		UTAH 10–7
02:53UTAHJadon Redding 31–yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29)		UTAH 13–7
212:04UTAHTavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed)
(3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08)		UTAH 19–7
310:31WSUKyle Thompson 25–yard field goal
(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44)		UTAH 19–10
04:27UTAHSolomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)		UTAH 26–10
408:44UTAHTavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28)		UTAH 33–10
07:49UTAHDalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)
(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38)		UTAH 40–10
02:43WSUHayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06)		UTAH 40–17
See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –29.5 49[3]
Statistics Weber State Utah
First downs 14 28
Total yards 270 450
Rushing yards 57 188
Passing yards 213 262
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 30:24 29:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Bronson Barron 21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dontae McMillan 7 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Justin Malone 5 receptions, 50 yards
Utah Passing Charlie Brewer 19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tavion Thomas 12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs

At BYU

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Utah at BYU
(Holy War)
1 234Total
No. 21 Utes 0 7010 17
• Cougars 3 1373 26
    
Scoring summary
104:15BYUJacob Oldroyd 37–yard field goal
(7 plays, 23 yards, 2:56)		BYU 3–0
210:37BYUNeil Pau'u 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick)
(14 plays, 72 yards, 7:19)		BYU 10–0
07:22UTAHBrant Kuithe 20–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15)		BYU 10–7
00:04BYUSamson Nacua 2–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick failed)
(11 plays, 93 yards, 3:10)		BYU 16–7
300:38BYUGunner Romney 4–yard pass from Jaren Hall (Jacob Oldroyd kick)
(10 plays, 69 yards, 3:57)		BYU 23–7
414:07UTAHJadon Redding 47–yard field goal
(5 plays, 46 yards, 1:31)		BYU 23–10
09:31UTAHMicah Bernard 22–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15)		BYU 23–17
03:17BYUJacob Oldroyd 21–yard field goal
(12 plays, 71 yards, 6:14)		BYU 26–17
See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team, Holy War (BYU–Utah), and Beehive Boot
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –7 50.5[4]
Statistics Utah BYU
First downs 15 21
Total yards 340 373
Rushing yards 193 224
Passing yards 147 149
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Charlie Brewer 15/26, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Micah Bernard 12 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 1 reception, 37 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 18/30, 149 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 27 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Puka Nacua 4 receptions, 37 yards

At San Diego State

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Utah at San Diego State
1 234OTTotal
Utes 7 30147 31
• Aztecs 3 71409 33
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Carson, CA
  • Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 54 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,090
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
108:02UTAHBritain Covey 80–yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick)UTAH 7–0
01:54SDSUMatt Araiza 51–yard field goal (8 plays, 29 yards, 3:20)
()		UTAH 7–3
207:51UTAHJadon Redding 43–yard field goal
(13 plays, 58 yards, 5:02)		UTAH 10–3
07:38SDSUJordan Byrd 100–yard kickoff return (Matt Araiza kick)TIE 10–10
311:24SDSUGreg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31)		SDSU 17–10
10:42SDSUGreg Bell 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(1 play, 7 yards, 0:04)		SDSU 24–10
404:17UTAHBritain Covey 2–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick failed)
(10 plays, 63 yards, 2:16)		SDSU 24–16
00:16UTAHTheo Howard 4–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Solomon Enis pass)
(13 plays, 74 yards, 2:20)		TIE 24–24
OT00:00SDSUJay Rudolph 2–yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick)
(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00)		SDSU 31–24
00:00UTAHJaylen Dixon 25–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)
(1 play, 25 yards, 0:00)		TIE 31–31
00:00SDSULucas Johnson 0–yard pass from Jesse Matthews
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:00)		SDSU 33–31
See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –8 43[5]
Statistics Utah San Diego State
First downs 21 12
Total yards 327 248
Rushing yards 70 204
Passing yards 257 44
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:19 29:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 19/32, 153 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Micah Bernard 17 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Brant Kuithe 7 receptions, 58 yards
San Diego State Passing Lucas Johnson 10/19, 44 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Greg Bell 33 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Daniel Bellinger 1 reception, 15 yards

Washington State

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Washington State at Utah
1 234Total
Cougars 0 670 13
• Utes 0 7314 24
    
Scoring summary
210:34WSUDean Janikowski 39–yard field goal
(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:55)		WSU 3–0
04:14UTAHJa'Quinden Jackson 2–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)		UTAH 7–3
00:00WSUDean Janikowski 20–yard field goal
(13 plays, 71 yards, 4:14)		UTAH 7–6
313:40WSUDe'Zhaun Stribling 26–yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Dean Janikowski kick)
(2 plays, 21 yards, 1:15)		WSU 13–7
09:15UTAHJadon Redding 28–yard field goal
(12 plays, 64 yards, 4:25)		WSU 13–10
404:43UTAHT.J. Pledger 20–yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:59)		UTAH 17–13
02:19UTAHClark Phillips III 54–yard interception return (Jordan Noyes kick)UTAH 24–13
See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –15 53[6]
Statistics Washington State Utah
First downs 22 19
Total yards 318 349
Rushing yards 70 212
Passing yards 248 137
Turnovers 0 10
Time of possession 36:53 23:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Jarrett Guarantano 25/36, 248 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Deon McIntosh 13 carries, 59 yards
Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 13/23, 137 yards
Rushing T.J. Pledger 10 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cole Fotheringham 3 receptions, 33 yards

At USC

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Utah at USC
1 234Total
• Utes 7 14147 42
Trojans 3 7016 26
      
Scoring summary
13:58USCParker Lewis 28-yard field goal
(12 plays, 53 yards, 5:26)		USC 3–0
0:46UTAHBrant Kuithe 11-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31)		UTAH 7–3
26:49USCDrake London 20-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick)
(6 plays, 50 yards, 2:29)		USC 10–7
4:41UTAHMoney Parks 12–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)		UTAH 14–10
0:17UTAHDevaughn Vele 37-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 0:57)		UTAH 21–10
313:24WSUTavion Thomas 43-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)		UTAH 28–10
9:58UTAHCameron Rising 17-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:42)		UTAH 35–10
410:27UTAHVavae Malepeai 2-yard run (2-point pass complete)
(9 plays, 85 yards, 2:49)		UTAH 35–18
6:20UTAHDalton Kincaid 1-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick)
(7 plays, 50 yards, 4:30)		UTAH 42–18
1:19UTAHMalcolm Epps 41-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (2-point pass complete)
(5 plays, 70 yards, 1:10)		UTAH 42–26
See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team
Pregame line Over/under
USC –3 52.5[7]
Statistics Utah USC
First downs 23 27
Total yards 486 493
Rushing yards 180 92
Passing yards 306 401
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 22/28, 306 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tavion Thomas 16 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Devaughn Vele 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
USC Passing Kedon Slovis 33/53, 401 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 14 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Drake London 16 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD

No. 18 Arizona State

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Arizona State at Utah
1 234Total
No. 18 Sun Devils 7 1400 21
• Utes 7 0147 28
See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –1.5 51.5[8]
Statistics Arizona State Utah
First downs 20 29
Total yards 385 455
Rushing yards 148 208
Passing yards 237 247
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 28:23 31:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Jayden Daniels 20/31, 237 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Rachaad White 9 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Curtis Hodges 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 21/33, 247 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Tavion Thomas 20 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Devaughn Vele 3 receptions, 57 yards

At Oregon State

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Utah at Oregon State
1 234Total
Utes 14 1073 34
• Beavers 7 7217 42
See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –3 57[9]
Statistics Utah Oregon State
First downs 28 22
Total yards 455 468
Rushing yards 188 260
Passing yards 267 208
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 32:25 27:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 22/36, 267 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Tavion Thomas 21 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Devaughn Vele 3 receptions, 69 yards
Oregon State Passing Chance Nolan 14/19, 208 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing B. J. Baylor 19 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Trevon Bradford 6 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

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UCLA at Utah
1 234Total
Bruins 3 777 24
• Utes 7 21016 44
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 51,922
  • Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
       
Scoring summary
111:26UTAHTavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34)		UTAH 7–0
3:48UCLANicholas Barr-Mira 28-yard field goal
(16 plays, 65 yards, 7:38)		UTAH 7–3
214:55UTAHTavion Thomas 8-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53)		UTAH 14–3
9:06UCLAZach Charbonnet 30-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:49)		UTAH 14–10
5:51UTAHDalton Kincaid 4-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15)		UTAH 21–10
4:27UTAHTavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(2 plays, 17 yards, 0:35)		UTAH 28–10
34:59UCLAMichael Ezeike 6-yard pass from Ethan Garbers (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick)
(6 plays, 91 yards, 1:52)		UTAH 28–17
414:55UTAHCameron Rising 12-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:04)		UTAH 35–17
11:04UCLAGreg Dulcich 9-yard pass from Ethan Garbers (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51)		UTAH 35–24
7:16UTAHEthan Garbers tackled in the end zone for a safetyUTAH 37–24
4:27UTAHTavion Thomas 24-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34)		UTAH 44–24
See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –6 60.5
Statistics UCLA Utah
First downs 24 26
Total yards 411 469
Rushing yards 146 290
Passing yards 265 179
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 27/44, 265 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Zach Charbonnet 11 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kyle Philips 7 receptions, 86 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 17/27, 179 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tavion Thomas 24 carries, 160 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving Brant Kuithe 5 receptions, 63 yards

At Stanford

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Utah at Stanford
1 234Total
• Utes 14 24014 52
Cardinal 0 070 7
  • Date: November 5, 2021
  • Location: Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, CA
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 26,410
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
     
Scoring summary
110:57UTAHTavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03)		UTAH 7–0
6:15UTAHTavion Thomas 5-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(6 plays, 68 yards, 2:33)		UTAH 14–0
214:31UTAHTavion Thomas 58-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(1 play, 58 yards, 0:12)		UTAH 21–0
6:37UTAHTavion Thomas 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17)		UTAH 28–0
3:10UTAHTJ Pledger 96-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(1 play, 96 yards, 0:16)		UTAH 35–0
0:00UTAHJadon Redding 29-yard field goal
(9 plays, 52 yards, 1:07)		UTAH 38–0
310:14STANIsaiah Sanders 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick)
(9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46)		UTAH 38–7
412:11UTAHDevin Lloyd 2-yard interception return (Jadon Redding kick)
(9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46)		UTAH 45–7
1:48UTAHMicah Bernard 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(9 plays, 65 yards, 5:18)		UTAH 52–7
See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –11 52
Statistics Utah Stanford
First downs 31 11
Total yards 581 167
Rushing yards 441 82
Passing yards 140 85
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:22 29:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 13/22, 140 yards
Rushing Tavion Thomas 20 carries, 177 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving Micah Bernard 2 receptions, 32 yards
Stanford Passing Jack West 12/18, 59 yards, 1 INT
Rushing E. J. Smith 7 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Benjamin Yurosek 4 receptions, 42 yards

At Arizona

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Utah at Arizona
1 234Total
• No. 24 Utes 7 14107 38
Wildcats 14 339 29
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Game start: 12:10 p.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 32,008
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
See also: 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –24 54[10]
Statistics Utah Arizona
First downs 26 16
Total yards 468 329
Rushing yards 174 102
Passing yards 294 227
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:53 26:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 19/30, 294 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing T. J. Pledger 25 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Micah Bernard 3 receptions, 60 yards
Arizona Passing Will Plummer 19/34, 223 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Will Plummer 10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dorian Singer 5 receptions, 84 yards

No. 3 Oregon

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Oregon at Utah
1 234Total
No. 3 Ducks 0 070 7
• No. 23 Utes 7 2173 38
See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –3 58.5[11]
Statistics Oregon Utah
First downs 18 24
Total yards 294 386
Rushing yards 63 208
Passing yards 231 178
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:33 35:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Anthony Brown 17/35, 231 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Byron Cardwell 7 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Kris Hutson 4 receptions, 96 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 10/18, 178 yards
Rushing Tavion Thomas 21 carries, 94 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Brant Kuithe 5 receptions, 118 yards

Colorado

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Colorado at Utah
(Rumble in the Rockies)
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Buffaloes 3 370 13
• No. 19 Utes 0 14140 28
See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rumble in the Rockies
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –24 52.5[12]
Statistics Colorado Utah
First downs 9 23
Total yards 148 444
Rushing yards 64 265
Passing yards 84 179
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:53 34:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Brendon Lewis 9/23, 84 yards
Rushing Alex Fontenot 10 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Dimitri Stanley 3 receptions, 48 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 14/23, 179 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tavion Thomas 25 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Britain Covey 5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 10 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship game)

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2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76
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No. 10 Ducks 0 037 10
• No. 17 Utes 14 987 38
See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team and 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –3 57.5[13]
Statistics Oregon Utah
First downs 14 21
Total yards 221 361
Rushing yards 74 191
Passing yards 147 170
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:56 32:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Anthony Brown 13/24, 147 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Travis Dye 15 carries, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Isaah Crocker 3 receptions, 51 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 15/24, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Tavion Thomas 18 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Britain Covey 5 receptions, 72 yards

Vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

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No. 12 Utes 14 2137 45
• No. 6 Buckeyes 0 211017 48
See also: 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2022 Rose Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
OHST –4 64.5[14]
Statistics Utah Ohio State
First downs 25 28
Total yards 463 683
Rushing yards 226 110
Passing yards 237 573
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 34:17 25:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 17/22, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Cameron Rising 11 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brant Kuithe 6 receptions, 77 yards
Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 37/46, 573 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 17 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15 receptions, 347 yards, 3 TDs

Awards and honors

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  • September 7, 2021 – Devin Lloyd, Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Trevor (January 13, 2022). "Behind The Scenes Of Covering 2021 Utah Football Program". KSL Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Utah Utes football schedule". University of Utah. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Weber State Wildcats vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Utah Utes vs San Diego State Aztecs". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Washington State Cougars vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Utah Utes vs USC Trojans". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Utah Utes vs Oregon State Beavers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Utah Utes vs Arizona Wildcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Oregon Ducks vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Oregon Ducks vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Utah Utes vs Ohio State Buckeyes". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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